This Week’s Testimony from Grassroot Institute
from Grassroot Institute, April 8, 2023
Testimonies submitted to the state Legislature by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii during the past week include:
>> SB1522 SD2 HD1: Rhetorical facelift won’t fix HTA problems
>> HB522 HD1: Protect electronic communication even in crises
>> HB676 HD1 SD1: Land-use reform proposal too ambiguous, narrow
>> HB719 HD1 SD1: Don’t ruin good bill with transparency exception
>> HB1375 HD3 SD1: Renaming HTA won’t make meaningful difference
>> HB954 HD2: Indexing state income tax to inflation would prevent upward bracket creep
>> SB1437 SD1 HD1: Authorizing ‘pass-through entity’ taxation would help Hawaii business
>> SB674 SD1 HD1: Joining interstate compact for doctors would improve healthcare access
Meanwhile, at the Honolulu City Council …
>> Bill 21 (2023): Council should update building code to allow more ‘adaptive reuse’ projects
>> Bill 6 (2023): Third-party reviewers and self-certification could slash permit backlog
>> Bill 31 (2022): Not best choice for expanding property tax credit
>> Bill 38 (2022): Expand eligibility for property tax ‘circuit breakers’
>> Bill 56 (2022) CD1: Allow more home improvement projects to proceed without permits
>> Bill 9 (2023): Give budget director more leeway to settle tax claims
>> Bill 40 (2022): Protect homeowners by increasing property tax exemption
>> Bill 37 (2022): County should increase income eligibility for real property tax credit
And on Maui …
>> Proposed Fiscal Year 2024 Budget: Maui County should budget tax relief for all property owners